billthedrill Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Hey Peeps Wiring some electronics through the boat soon just wondering if anyone has any experience with LED bung lights? I plan to wire one to the same switch as my anchor light just don't want it to be a rubbish light that doesn't light up the surrounding space well enough. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4myson Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I started off with 1 which had 3 X LED lights built into it ... The strongest i could find But it didn't light up as much as i thought it would . So on it's own don't expect it to light up the back of the boat...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billthedrill Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 Well that sucks! Any leads on which light you tried? A link to a website would be great... Cheers Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffb5.8 Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 buggar i though about getting one of these as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexaway1234 Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 If you want to bother installing underwater lights do it properly with rated LEDs not the pretend things or you will be very disappointed and won't even really know they are turned on like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cargo05 Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 That is a great deal of light rexaway1234. How about a photo of the mounting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexaway1234 Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 I did not want to drill thru transom and ever have to worry about hidden rot they mounted with 3M 5200 which will rip boat apart before it falls off they meant to be mounted flush thru transom tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigma Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Nice rexaway1234, Can you tell us the brand of these LED's and where you purchased them? Also, how many watts are each? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigma Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 4 minutes ago, amkr said: Ignore watts when it comes to leds. The wattage doesn't correlate to the brightness Yeah, I suppose it's lumens that you should be looking at on LED's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexaway1234 Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Lumitec Seablaze X - the bright models vs their base version just google them there is plenty of info and their website and youtube videos too. got them from the US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locodave Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Hey guys! I have been waiting for a good bung light for ages! US have some good ones claiming 1000 lumens and the videos look good, however they use a different thread to our bungs. I don't want to change the bungs on mine. So there is one that fits my boat, but they don't look that great: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/12V-9W-STANDARD-COARSE-THREAD-BLUE-TRANSOM-BOAT-UNDERWATER-LED-BUNG-LIGHT-KIT-/282074521809?hash=item41acf3a0d1:g:0O8AAOSw-jhUFqzD The america version I am talking about: https://boatpluglight.myshopify.com/collections/drain-plug-led-lights/products/the-typhon But I do feel the Lumitec is the one to go with, but like you I am hesitant to drill holes in the boat but I might go down that path. Already have the bait pick up going through the boat. If sealed properly it should be fine... still thinking though. Anyway to get the american bung on our thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameldownunder Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 I had 2 waterproof LED from china, then drilled a hole in my bung plus, put the leds in, and sealed with hot glue. The cables where connected to a small 12V battery, inside the boat ( didnt want to risk shorting my main battery ) Did work well, for a whyle. Then one of the leds went off, then the other. Planned is to cooperate with a friend who has a 3d printer, He would print bung plugs witht he correct wind for the leds. And I might seal the cable connection a bit better. Photos are at home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigma Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 4 hours ago, rexaway1234 said: Lumitec Seablaze X - the bright models vs their base version just google them there is plenty of info and their website and youtube videos too. got them from the US Yeah, and they aren't cheap by any means... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cargo05 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Opening a can of worms here, but why blue? Your setup looks smick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billthedrill Posted November 3, 2016 Author Share Posted November 3, 2016 Just the response I was looking for rexaway1234. The lumitecs look the goods buy boy they are expensive!! I might try out the minis (sold on eBay as twin packs): they are definately less expensive on eBay US. Any other experience with less expensive alternatives? I would hate to go to the trouble of installing to watch a cheaper set fail after 6-12 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billthedrill Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 Considering lumitec seablaze 3 at the moment... Tossing up between blue and green. Any suggestions on colour? Mainly going to be used for squidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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